FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power to fend off plagues, became a worldwide sensation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to ...

KYOTO--Beware the “yokai” ghouls and hobgoblins that prowl the boundary between the netherworld and the human world. Business operators here have seized on this legend of old Kyoto to ramp up ...